Management Team

Velogic has been an instrumental contributor in the development of the logistics and freight forwarding activity in Mauritius and has extended its reach to global markets. Our expansion has been predicated on a strong management team exuding a service excellence mentality to provide our customers and partners with every confidence.

Our key personnel consist of high calibre and seasoned professionals that bring together a wealth of international expertise and experience to meet your logistics and supply chain needs. We work closely with our customers to shape and develop new and innovative solutions with a technological edge and the highest quality standards to help you compete in a globalised environment.

Vishal Nunkoo, Chief Executive Officer

Vishal holds an MBA majoring in Finance and an MSc in Engineering. Since joining Rogers Group in 1993, he has worked in various positions, namely in the Service Planning & Development department, the Aviation and Logistics sectors, Enterprise Information Solutions and as Corporate Manager – Strategic Planning at the Head Office. Vishal was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Velogic in July 2011.

André has over 20 years of rich experience in sales & marketing. He took employment at Société du Port in May 2007. He was then appointed Country Manager – Velogic Mauritius in February 2010 and took on the post of Regional Manager – Indian Ocean in July 2011. André was appointed as Managing Director – Indian Ocean in March 2017.

Denis holds a Bachelor of Business Science in the special field of Computer Science. Prior to joining Rogers Group in 1999, he worked as web developer in South Africa as well as analyst programmer and systems analyst in Mauritius. Denis was promoted Chief Processes & Systems Officer cum Country Manager – Mauritius in July 2011, before being appointed as Chief Operations Officer in March 2017.

Naveen is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and a Member of the Institute of Chartered Management Accountants as well as the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales. He also holds an MBA – Finance and a BSc (Hons) in Economics and Computing. Naveen, who joined Velogic in 2009, has a rich accounting and finance experience at international level. He was appointed Chief Finance Officer, effective since May 2011.

Bertrand holds an MSc in Human Resources Management and a Diploma in Personnel Management. Bertrand has several years experience in the field of human resources, having worked in the textile and sugar industries before joining Rogers Group in 2004. He moved to the Logistics sector in 2008 and holds the position of Chief Human Resources Officer of Velogic since July 2011.

Nawaz holds a DESS – Management Logistique Ingénierie Transports and a Maîtrise Informatique Appliquée à la Gestion d’Entreprise (MIAGE). He gained valuable experience in the logistics sector in Mauritius prior to joining Velogic in 2007. After serving successively as Deputy Country Manager in Madagascar and Country Manager in India, he was elevated to the position of Regional Manager – Indian Subcontinent in July 2011.

Sylvain has 25 years of rich experience in International Transport. He started his career in the department of project transport at Alcatel Telspace in France and Kenya. He then worked in various positions in the transport department at international level. Sylvain has also participated in the development of Velogic Madagascar where he was Country Manager from 1997 to 1999. He was recruited as Deputy Regional Manager in January 2015 before being appointed Regional Manager-Europe in November the same year.

Mehul has a rich working experience within the Shipping and Logistics Industry and has worked for companies such as Chevron and A P Moller Maersk based in USA, Denmark and Africa between 2003 and 2014. During this time, he has held roles within operations, strategy, financial planning and analysis and general management. Of Indian nationality, Mehul joined Velogic as Head of Business Development in January 2015 and is responsible for driving the expansion and development of Velogic in Africa. Mehul also has an MBA from London Business School.

Marcel Lagesse has over 29 years of experience in road transport and project cargo having been the manager as well as one of the shareholders of MTL, a transport company which was subsequently acquired by Velogic in October 2012. He therefore initially joined Velogic as Manager Garage, Transport and Project Cargo as from October 2012 and was subsequently appointed Projects Manager responsible for Project Cargo and Shipping business in January 2014. Marcel was then appointed Regional Manager of the Shipping Services in December 2014 where he is now leading the activities of Rogers Shipping and Southern Marine.

Tony Yue Chi-Ming, has 20 years of rich experience at Velogic. He started his career back in 1991 as Accounts Clerk, and has demonstrated his capabilities, both in finance and operational side of the logistic activity. He was promoted Operations and Accounts Supervisor at Velogic Madagascar in 2001. He then shouldered additional responsibilities as Manager – Finance and Administration in 2006. Tony has been appointed Acting Country Manager – Madagascar in January 2012.

Sylvain holds an Ordinary National Technician Diploma and worked in the textile sector before joining Rogers Group in 1987. He was called to Sukpak Ltd where he was promoted Production Manager in 1999. Today as Manager – Sukpak, Sylvain is working towards developing the export capacity of the company.